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Cambridge Case Its Principles and its Parameters by Mark Baker
In Case, Mark Baker Develops A Unified Theory Of How The Morphological Case Marking Of Noun Phrases Is Determined By Syntactic Structure. Designed To Work Well For Languages Of All Alignment Types - Accusative, Ergative, Tripartite, Marked Nominative, Or Marked Absolutive - This Theory Has Been Developed And Tested Against Unrelated Languages Of Each Type, And More Than Twenty Non-Indo-European Languages Are Considered In Depth. While Affirming That Case Can Be Assigned To Noun Phrases By Function Words Under Agreement, The Theory Also Develops In Detail A Second Mode Of Case Assignment: So-Called Dependent Case. Suitable For Academic Researchers And Students, The Book Employs Formal-Generative Concepts Yet Remains Clear And Accessible For A General Linguistics Readership. Table Of Contents : - 1. The Issue Of Structural Case; 2. The Variable Relationship Of Case And Agreement; 3. C-Command Factors In Case Assignment; 4. Domains Of Dependent Case Assignment; 5. Categories Involved In Case Interactions; 6. On The Timing Of Case Assignment; 7. Conclusion: Putting Together The Big Picture.